District 27 Senator Richard J. Codey (D) Assemblywoman Mila M. Jasey (D) Assemblyman John F. McKeon (D) Rutgers People in District 27   6,737   Alumni   1,191   Undergraduate and Graduate Students   1,755   Continuing Ed Students Enrolled Locally   269   Faculty/Staff   9,952   Total

Rutgers Programs, Initiatives, and Facilities in District 27

• Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program: Behaviorally focused nutrition classes for food stamp-eligible residents (Orange)
• Rutgers Cooperative Extension: Science-based information and outreach in such areas as food and nutrition, family and consumer finances and sciences, urban gardening, and 4-H youth development (Roseland)
• Thomas A. Edison Papers Project: Making accessible over five million pages of documents that chronicle one of the most creative technical innovators in world history (West Orange)

Rutgers-K–12 Partnerships in District 27

• Waksman Student Scholars Program: Yearlong program in molecular biology, genetics, and bioinformatics (Caldwell)
• Videoconferencing in Education: Enables students to go beyond the walls of their classrooms to explore the wealth of information in our global community (Caldwell, Livingston, Newark, Orange)
• Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education: Professional teacher development contributing to excellence in mathematics, science, and the integration of technology across the curriculum (Caldwell, Essex Fells, Livingston, Maplewood, Newark, Orange, West Caldwell, West Orange)

Did You Know?

The Thomas A. Edison Papers Project, based at Rutgers University, is one of the most ambitious editing endeavors ever undertaken by an American university. The project, which is co-sponsored by; the National Park Service, the New Jersey Historical Commission, and the Smithsonian Institution, compromises of 5 million pages of documents that chronicle the extraordinary life and achievements of Thomas Alva Edison, but remained hidden and inaccessible to members of the general public until 1978. However, a team Rutgers University editors, scholars, and students have since been turning this incomparable trove of Edisonia into a premier educational resource. Using information gathered from various sources including the Edison National Historic Site in West Orange, New Jersey, the Edison Papers team has produced a series of richly interactive publications. The ultimate goal is to produce a fifteen-volume selection of transcribed and annotated documents that elaborate on Edison's life and career, and serve as a resource for understanding the development of electrical and other technology.  The Thomas A. Edison Papers Project is one of the ways in which the major research capabilities of Rutgers University partner with a team of diversely interested specialists in order to better serve New Jersey.

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